NHTSA Complaint #10264260 — 2006 HONDA PILOT

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 HONDA PILOT. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 50 MPH ON NORMAL ROAD CONDITIONS, THE ENGINE WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE AUTHORIZED DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING, WHICH INDICATED THAT THE ENGINE MISFIRED. THE TECHNICIAN REPLACED THE HEAD GASKET AND RECOMMENDED THAT A SPECIFIC TYPE OF FUEL BE PLACED IN THE VEHICLE. THE HIGH LEVEL OF LETHAL BUILD-UP IN THE ENGINE CONTRIBUTED TO THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER ON SIX SEPARATE OCCASIONS FOR THE SAME FAILURES, BUT THERE WERE NO RESOLUTIONS. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 24,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 39,050.